A long time admirer of the Lucienne and Robin Day consultancy team’s 25 year designs for The John Lewis Partnership and the iconic John Lewis logo created by Hans Schelger, Anya celebrates their inspiration in this limited edition installation.

Artful incorporation of the John Lewis logo. (photo – worklondonstyle)

Hindmarch is the only accessories designer to hold an on-schedule London Fashion Week show. Recent show highlights incorporated a 120-strong male choir, a giant mirrored kaleidoscopic set and floating models.

Light bulb Bathurst satchel and scarf. (photo -worklondonstyle)

Anya Hindmarch is known for collections that marry cutting-edge craftsmanship with wit and creativity.

This last year has been an epic journey for me establishing my business http://www.engelaminshull.com globally and completing an international coaching certification program. I am now a Divine Living Certified Business Coach.

Graduating as a Divine Living Certified Coach in Los Angeles.

The journey to entrepreneurship starts with the decision to ignore all stop signs in your mind and truly GO for what you want! As an entrepreneur it is also important to check in for little pit stops and nourishment on your way. My work and travels took me to eight cities around the world starting with London to Prague via Cape Town and then on to Paris and several visits to Lyon.

Cocktail hour in Paris with Gina DeVee and one of my style strategy clients, Erika Sheffer.

I worked from the Ritz in Miami and the Shangri-la in Sydney.

I styled five business women for branding photo shoots with renowned photographers Wendy K Yalom and Amanda Julca in Paris. My clients Joanna Turner and Erika Sheffer were featured in the Divine Living Magazine.

I spent my birthday at Versailles and celebrated the evening with special friends from around the globe at the Georges Pompidou.

Birthday celebrations with Carol Solvay at the George Pompidou in Paris.

When August came around, LA and the hospitality of Ritz Carlton, Marina del Rey beckoned. I shopped Rodeo Drive and put plans in action for an exciting joint venture over dinner at the Beverley Wilshire Hotel.

Dinner at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles with Nance Rosen.

I hiked the Temescal Canyon trail above Santa Monica, styled clients on Venice Beach and graduated with 31 women from around the world.

To start with you must be willing to embrace your strengths. Let’s take a look at the ten traits you need to become a power player.

1. Leaders keep the end in sight.
They’re aware of their company or business goals and they are self-aware. They let this vision guide their critical decisions.

Speaking to an international audience at the Shangri-La hotel in Sydney, Australia.

2. They collaborate.
They work with others to share resources and to fill the gaps in their own strengths.

3. They’re prepared to serve.
It takes personal security to be able to stand in a place of conflict, where people differ and still listen respectfully, question yourself and make decisions for the greater good of the business.

4. Leaders chart their own course.
They’re not afraid of the space between their dreams and reality. They believe in the power of their dreams and they take the necessary action to take a leap of faith.

5. They reinvent themselves.
Leaders are demanding of themselves. They’re willing to invest in training and coaching and have the courage and determination to create a new reality for their business.

6. Leaders help others achieve.
They are inspired to share, mentor and uplift others by offering knowledge and resources that could springboard their success.

7. They take the initiative.
Leaders are self-starters who use their emotional intelligence, self-awareness, self-management, social skills and motivation to bring a project to fruition.

8. Leaders love to learn.

Good leaders read everything, network with people at the level to which they aspire and go back to school for additional training.

9. They fight for a good cause.
Leaders find ways to use the resources and skills they have acquired to give back. They look for opportunities to do pro-bono work.

10. Leaders are change agents.
They expose their people to opportunities to refine their skills, recommend books, meetings and training sessions. They urge people to think about who they are, what’s next and who they are developing.

I believe power is about sharing leadership, working with mentors and coaches and cultivating others to get things done with a real sense of excellence.

When I was invited to be the keynote speaker for International Women’s Day, I decided to take a look at the strategies that have propelled me to success in key industries. I spoke about the power of the individual: investment and return, self knowledge and attainable aspirations. You can see this special training video here

Delivering the keynote speech for International Women’s Day at Carnegie Room. (photo – worklondonstyle)

Having just returned from my recent visit to Australia I was reflecting on how my life has changed in the last two years. It started with a decision to combine my years of diverse experience and study to serve women entrepreneurs all over the world, teaching them to combine Business and Lifestyle through my coaching.

Soaking up the sun with Carol at Bondi beach in Sydney, Australia. (photo – worklondonstyle)

En route to the Sydney Opera House for a performance of Madame Butterfly (photo – worklondonstyle)

Speaking to an international audience on Personal Branding and Style at the Shangri-La hotel in Sydney, Australia.

Sunset walk in Sydney harbour (photo – worklondonstyle)

With Gina De Vee at the Shangri- La in Sydney, Australia

Celebrating with friends at a Sydney Soirée. (photo – worklondonstyle)

An impression is formed of you within the first 45 seconds of meeting. Your style defines your life. You feel the way you look. Is your style holding you back? Does it influence your self confidence, costing you promotions, money and love?

Change your Look, Change your Life. (photo – worklondonstyle)

Two things make you different: how you see the world and how the world sees you.

I know how going though the different phases of life can erode your sense of style. Having worked as a television news anchor, university lecturer and senior corporate manager, I now spend my time helping women succeed in their own businesses and careers. I teach my clients to take the doubt out of dressing by learning style strategies.

Owning Oxford Street

My clients continue to inspire me as I help them look slimmer, taller and younger. Style is about self-knowledge and attainable aspirations, investment and return.

Attending a conference in Kensington, London.

I believe we are born with an innate sense of style but sometimes life gets in the way. Your busy schedule and the many roles you play leave little time for strategy planning on the image front. Every wardrobe contains it’s fair share of fashion mistakes, clashing colours and styles, impulse buys and disappointments.

Invest in yourself. When you do, you will wake up ready to conquer the world each day.“Change yourLook; Change your Life.” – Engela Minshull

You just spent another holiday season tied to your desk and your career is not turning out quite the way you had envisaged.

Do you dream of owning your own business? Are you sharing all your best business ideas with your friends and frustrated that you just don’t know how to start? Get started now!

MASTER THE BASICS

1. Test The Waters
Use your social network to find 10 potential clients. Posting in facebook groups can help you learn more about the best fit for your ideas. A small test run will reveal what your ideal client is looking for.

Start an Etsy store to do a small product launch. You’ll quickly see whether the market is ready for your product offer.

Write Your Business Plan (photo – worklondonstyle)

2. Hatch A Plan
Employ the Business Model Canvas tool to assist in writing a one page business plan. Ideally your plan will include an assessment of your ideal client(target market), your price points and packages, your marketing plan, the competition and points of differentiation.

Create a Life You Don’t Need a Vacation From

3. Give To Get
Create some free offers to build a list of potential customers. Give away your best stuff. Nobody is going to buy if the sample is not irresistible. When you honour your potential customer in this way, they will assume that what they will be buying is even better that what you are offering for free.

4. Get Visible
Step away from your laptop. Get your first client. Nobody is in business until someone buys something.

You need feedback from your target market. If needed, run a special offer to test your assumptions about your ideal service or product.